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Live Chat on Transition - 21 March

Mike NAS

Hi everyone,

I wanted to let you know that The National Autistic Society is holding its first Live Chat sessions. Live sessions will allow you to ask questions to our staff on a range of different topics throughout the year.

For the very first of our Live Chat sessions, which takes place tomorrow, we will be answering your questions on transition – or coping with the change that comes when we move from one stage to another.

If you, or someone you know, is anticipating making the change from school to college, or college to their first job, starting university or moving out of home for the first time, you can field your questions to our Transition Coordinators and they will help you make the steps towards adulthood.

The session is on 21 March at either 12 noon or 7pm. Please post any questions here and our experts will try to answer as many as possible duringg the sessions. A full transcript will be available afterwards to review the chat.

Here's the link for more info: http://www.autism.org.uk/News-and-events/News-from-the-NAS/Live-chat-on-transition.aspx

We hope you'll be able to join us.

Best wishes,
Mike, NAS 

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  • hi Mike,

    why is the most important page in NAS missing

    www.autism.org.uk/.../the-autism-act.aspx

    it says "Click here to learn how you can ensure your local authority is implementing the Autism Act." but goes to a 404 - forgive my suspicions but I just keep coming up against brick walls regarding this and I am trying to clarify this clearly.

    Autism Act 2009 says by law the local authority must make provisions to meet the needs of adults with autism spectrum conditions, and also every local authority should ensure that there is a named joint commissioner/senior manager with responsibility for commissioning of services for adults with autism, however as yet my local authority (who have said they will call me back 3 times but havent, its been a week now) have yet to provide me with the name of the 'named' commissioner/manager. I have also read that the local authority should have a section or team specifically for those with autistic spectrum conditions but mine doesn't.

    I have also wrote to my MP and 6 local councillors but had no reply - and now the link on that page doesn't work - which is the information I am trying to find. It seems nobody wants to divulge this information, why do I get the feeling people are trying to brush this all under the carpet. Can you give me the URL to the page I am looking for or clarify any of the above thanks.

    (EDIT) Just this minute received a letter from the House of Commons from my MP who says.

    "I am asking the relevant Minister for clarification of the law, and will write to you again when I have a response"

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  • hi Mike,

    why is the most important page in NAS missing

    www.autism.org.uk/.../the-autism-act.aspx

    it says "Click here to learn how you can ensure your local authority is implementing the Autism Act." but goes to a 404 - forgive my suspicions but I just keep coming up against brick walls regarding this and I am trying to clarify this clearly.

    Autism Act 2009 says by law the local authority must make provisions to meet the needs of adults with autism spectrum conditions, and also every local authority should ensure that there is a named joint commissioner/senior manager with responsibility for commissioning of services for adults with autism, however as yet my local authority (who have said they will call me back 3 times but havent, its been a week now) have yet to provide me with the name of the 'named' commissioner/manager. I have also read that the local authority should have a section or team specifically for those with autistic spectrum conditions but mine doesn't.

    I have also wrote to my MP and 6 local councillors but had no reply - and now the link on that page doesn't work - which is the information I am trying to find. It seems nobody wants to divulge this information, why do I get the feeling people are trying to brush this all under the carpet. Can you give me the URL to the page I am looking for or clarify any of the above thanks.

    (EDIT) Just this minute received a letter from the House of Commons from my MP who says.

    "I am asking the relevant Minister for clarification of the law, and will write to you again when I have a response"

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